Adopted Pit Bull Refuses to Leave Shelter Without Best Friend

A pit bull in Australia who had been adopted couldn’t go home with her new family. Try as they might, they couldn’t get her to budge. At least, not without her Chihuahua best buddy. So her new family adopted him, too!

Unfortunately, there really isn’t much else to this story. But sometimes the best things are the simple things.

“This beautiful pit bull wouldn’t leave the pound without the frightened Chihuahua she had protected. So the new owner adopted them together,” Mornington Peninsula Dog Lovers wrote on Facebook (the post has since been removed).

About Melanie

studied English and has a bachelor's degree in psychology, with a focus on animal behavior, neuropsychology, and psychotherapy. She shares two pit bulls (adopted from the SPCA Serving Erie County) with her family, as well as three adopted cats with her husband, Fred. She takes pride in being a grammar enthusiast and advocating for animals, the environment, equal rights, and humanitarianism. She loves camping, cooking, taking photos, listening to psychedelic rock and indie music, and making all sorts of crafty things - from charm bracelets and paper rose bouquets to kitty condos and feral cat houses!

Melanie was sharing this profile with Fred, who is new to the Life With Dogs family, so many stories that were written by Fred from April 2014 - June 2014 will appear under Melanie's name.

This did not occur in Australia. It occurred in California, United States. The dogs were saved by Rocket Dog Rescue based out of San Francisco and their names are Merrill and Taco. They were adopted by a wonderful family and have their own Facebook page.

Great story but this wonderful pair is not in Australia! They are in the Bay Area (California) taken in by the amazing Rocket Dig Rescue and adopted by a fabulous family. You can follow them – Merrill and Taco – on Facebook!!